Paint-biiush



UNITED STAT-Es PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HICKS, OF STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.

Partnr-BRUsH.

spcification Qfnefters Patent No. 12,182, dated January 2, 185,5.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAMvI-IICKS, of Steubenville, in the county ofJefferson and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Paint Brushes or Pencils for Striping, &c., of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specilication, andin which- Figure l represents a side View of my improved brush, and Fig.2 a longitudinal top View or plan.

The brush represented in the accompany- 1n drawing has its hair or brushproper (a5i secured in or to a detachable holder (b) that fits in asocket piece (c) projecting from the bottom end of the handle (A) on itsunderside, and in which socket piece the hair holder (b) is held by aset screw (d) from beneath. The handle itself (A) is made hollow so asto form a reservoir for color which is poured into the handle byunscrewing or taking off the cap (e) at the top end of the handle. Fromthis reservoir the color is fed to the hair or brush (a) by a feed pipeor branch (f) which is screwed or otherwise detachably secured into thebottom end of the handle and made of elbow form, or bent downward, tomeet, or nearly so, the hair or brush (a) where it emerges from itsholder (b).

The feed branch (f), or handle (A) at the junction of the feed branchwith the handle, is provided with a faucet (g), or other equivalentvalve arrangement, which, when closed, stops the oozing of the colorfrom the reservoir, and'which may be set more or less open to regulatethe discharge of color from the reservoir and supply of it to the brush(a).

To produce an even supply of color to the brush and induce a freedom offlow, the cap (e) of the handle has a small perforation (7b) in it,which, by slightly turning or unscrewing the cap, serves to form an aircommunication with the reservoir, and thereby to bring atmosphericpressure to bear upon the color, by the saidperforation arriving over orin line with a like aperture (i) in the screw portion of the handle overwhere the 'cap fits. This air communication may be closed, by turningthe cap in the opposite direction, to prevent the escape of color fromthe reservoir when the brush is not in use.

The holder (o) which contains the brush may be made to accommodatevarious sized brushes, or each brush may have a holder of its own; itmay be made of any suitable form or construction and be secured to thehandle in any adjustable and detachable manner.

By this specified arrangement of the feed branch (f) and holder (b), itwill be observed that, the color is fed to the root of the brush on orover it and not underneath or around it, whereby the run of the colordown the brush toward the point is effected, and a better lighter, ormore even distribution of it on the work insured.

In stripping or forming border or other lines on painted work, not onlyis the operation expedited by rendering unnecessary the dip of thebrush, from time to time,

in a separate vessel containing the paint,

but the continuous and even supply of the color to the brush, by thisself feeding arrangement, serves to insure the formation of a moreregular stripe, of uniform thickness and breadth, and does away withunseemly breaks or j oinings in the running of the line.

In thus rapidly forming lines however,'or.

stripping as provided by the continuous feed of color to the brush, andas the supply is uniform when the brush is held in a position incliningdownward, it is of the utmost importance that no deviation from thedesired course or run of the brush should occur. To prevent suchdeviation, by nervousness on part of the painter or inability to run thebrush, steadily, in a straight line at a speed corresponding to a freeend constant supply of color to the brush, and to enable the painter toeffect the stripe more rapidly and with greater certainty in a straightcourse, and more even pressure of the brush on the work. I attach onwhat may be called the off side of the brush when making two or moreparallel stripes, and outside the run of it, to avoid injury to thestripe in painting or going over it a second time, a guide roller (ky,which bears or rests upon the plane or surface being painted, and freelyrevolves on its aXis to facilitate the run of the brush in a straightline. To suit different angles of operation in the hold or run of thebrush, this guide roller (lo) is attached to an inclined adjust-- ingbar (Z), which fits in or through a socket piece (m), fast to the handle(A), and is held thereto or in by a set screw (n) that, byv

being slackened, admits of the inclined bar (Z) being drawn up or downto adjust the position of the guide roller to any required depth belowthe brush holder (b), according to the angle in which the brush isrequired to be held or run, or to suit different sized brushes, &c. .Anyother means for thus adjusting the position of the guide roller latingvalve (g) and branch or feed (f) conveying the color on to the top ofthe brush essentially as specified. l

2. In Acombination with the self feeding paint brush or pencil, theadjustable guide roller (7c) to facilitate the run of the brush in itsdesired course and at a speed corresponding with a free flow and thecontinuous supply of color to and on the brush, and serving to formfarest lat various angles of operation or hold of the brush; .the saidroller being arranged to run on the outside of the lateral spread orsplay of the brush and on the off side of it as and for the purposesherein set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

WM. HICKS. Vitnesses:

JNO. EDW. COWLAND, i A. GREGORY.

